Monday, November 22, 2010

Chicken Lo Mein

Mhmmm.. Chicken Lo Mein. This tasty one dish meal has your protein, vegetables and your starch all in one. Extremely easy to make and the end product is fabulous.

Stir-frying is an Asian technique for cooking meat and vegetables quickly, so that they retain texture and flavor. Stir-frying typically involves a quick sauté over high heat, occasionally followed by a brief steam in a flavoured sauce.



Ingredients: 


Marinade

2 Chicken Breasts
1/3 Cup garlic chili paste
2 TBS soy sauce
3 TBS sesame oil
2 TBS fresh ginger
3 TBS corn starch
1 TBS fresh cilantro
1 TBS fresh basil

Sauce

1/3 Cup plum sauce
3 Cups chicken stock

Chicken Lo Mein Vegetables

1 TBS sesame oil
1 Cup oyster mushrooms
1 Cup shitake mushrooms
1/2 Red pepper (julienne)
3 Carrots (julienne)
1/2 Cup snow peas
1 Cup napa cabbage (shredded)
1 TBS fresh cilantro
1 TBS fresh basil
8 Ounces lo mein noodles (If lo mein noodles can not be found, they can easily be substituded with a fine spaghetti )


Directions:

1.  Slice chicken breasts and add to a bowl with all combined marinade ingredients and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

2.  In a small sauce pot add together chicken stock and plum sauce and reduce.

3.  Allumette vegetables and place aside. (Allumette cut is a basic knife cut that puts the vegetables a ¼ inch by ¼ inch diameter and a 2 ½ inch length)

4.  In a hot skillet add in 1 TBS sesame oil and saute chicken.

5.  In the mean time in a wok, add in 1 TBS sesame oil and stir fry vegetables.

6.  Add noodles to boiling water. Once chicken is cooked through add all ingredients together and toss. Plate and enjoy!!



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